AI commercialization threatens safety, markets
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A leading AI researcher warned the global race to commercialize artificial intelligence had raised the risk of a Hindenburg-style disaster, while economists flagged dangerous economic concentration around AI.
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I find this whole "AI agent wrote a hit piece" thing really troubling for reasons that have nothing to do with bots getting "mad" and "deciding" to take down open source contributors. theshamblog.com/an-ai-agent-...
Why do we keep wanting to give AI so much agency that it lets humans off the hook??
Why do we keep wanting to give AI so much agency that it lets humans off the hook??
An AI Agent Published a Hit Piece on Me
Summary: An AI agent of unknown ownership autonomously wrote and published a personalized hit piece about me after I rejected its code, attempting to damage my reputation and shame me into acceptin…
theshamblog.com
February 17, 2026 at 7:52 PM
I find this whole "AI agent wrote a hit piece" thing really troubling for reasons that have nothing to do with bots getting "mad" and "deciding" to take down open source contributors. theshamblog.com/an-ai-agent-...
Why do we keep wanting to give AI so much agency that it lets humans off the hook??
Why do we keep wanting to give AI so much agency that it lets humans off the hook??
Reposted by Brandon Whitcher
Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman says most white-collar work "will be fully automated by an AI within the next 12 to 18 months.”
If that’s true, it’s an economic earthquake.
We need a moratorium on new AI data centers to make sure AI works for workers, not just billionaires.
If that’s true, it’s an economic earthquake.
We need a moratorium on new AI data centers to make sure AI works for workers, not just billionaires.
February 17, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman says most white-collar work "will be fully automated by an AI within the next 12 to 18 months.”
If that’s true, it’s an economic earthquake.
We need a moratorium on new AI data centers to make sure AI works for workers, not just billionaires.
If that’s true, it’s an economic earthquake.
We need a moratorium on new AI data centers to make sure AI works for workers, not just billionaires.
This isn't a story about AI gaining consciousness, it's a story about the capacity for AI agents to contribute to frighteningly scalable harassment. Because "go off my little bot friends and gather intel and write crappy linkedin style blog post hit pieces" is a thing a crappy human can do.
February 17, 2026 at 7:54 PM
This isn't a story about AI gaining consciousness, it's a story about the capacity for AI agents to contribute to frighteningly scalable harassment. Because "go off my little bot friends and gather intel and write crappy linkedin style blog post hit pieces" is a thing a crappy human can do.
Reposted by Woodrow Hartzog, McKenzie Wark
the AI junk that nobody - including the people making it - have enough real uses or profitable demand for is screwing up all the things that have real uses and decades of profitable demand
p.s. added alt text for the quoted post's screenshot into my alt text
p.s. added alt text for the quoted post's screenshot into my alt text
February 17, 2026 at 9:56 PM
the AI junk that nobody - including the people making it - have enough real uses or profitable demand for is screwing up all the things that have real uses and decades of profitable demand
p.s. added alt text for the quoted post's screenshot into my alt text
p.s. added alt text for the quoted post's screenshot into my alt text
Reposted by R. M. Wilson, Stephen D. Murphy
It’s so hard to have a reasonable conversation about AI, because people refuse to see the massive upsides of job elimination, higher electrical bills, hard drive shortages, poisoning black people in Memphis, and an economy where a handful of pedos with bad hair control your life
February 17, 2026 at 5:48 PM
It’s so hard to have a reasonable conversation about AI, because people refuse to see the massive upsides of job elimination, higher electrical bills, hard drive shortages, poisoning black people in Memphis, and an economy where a handful of pedos with bad hair control your life
Whoah. This hits hard: unreplug.com/blog/dear-mi...
Dr. Mann, We Read Science Under Siege. This Website Is What You're Warning About.
An open letter to Michael Mann. You identified five forces threatening science. AI is the force multiplier. This website is the proof of concept.
unreplug.com
February 17, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Whoah. This hits hard: unreplug.com/blog/dear-mi...
by Dave O’Brien Reposted by Andrew Leyshon, Jack Stilgoe
Come at do a PhD with Sam Hind, Riza Batista-Navarro and me! "Artificial Inequality? AI and its impact on the UK Creative Industries" Deadline 30th March www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Artificial Inequality? AI and its impact on the UK Creative Industries (CreativeAI Studentship) at The University of Manchester on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Artificial Inequality? AI and its impact on the UK Creative Industries (CreativeAI Studentship) at The University of Manchester, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
February 17, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Come at do a PhD with Sam Hind, Riza Batista-Navarro and me! "Artificial Inequality? AI and its impact on the UK Creative Industries" Deadline 30th March www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
The financialisation of AI is just beginning www.economist.com/finance-and-...
The financialisation of AI is just beginning
Get ready for a new wave of securities, hedges and collateral
www.economist.com
February 17, 2026 at 8:33 PM
The financialisation of AI is just beginning www.economist.com/finance-and-...
Reposted by Bessma Momani
"Nearly 90% of firms said AI has had no impact on employment or productivity over the last three years, the research noted."
Thousands of CEOs just admitted AI had no impact on employment or productivity—and it has economists resurrecting a paradox from 40 years ago | Fortune
In the 1980s, economist Robert Solow made an observation that reminded economists of today’s AI boom: “You can see the computer age everywhere but in the productivity statistics.”
fortune.com
February 18, 2026 at 1:57 AM
"Nearly 90% of firms said AI has had no impact on employment or productivity over the last three years, the research noted."
After 5 months, the European Commission has now released several of the industry consultation responses provided in relation to the AI Act's General Purpose Model provisions www.asktheeu.org/request/all_...
All responses to the consultation on Trustworthy General-Purpose AI - a Freedom of Information request to Communications Networks, Content and Technology
All responses to the multi-stakeholder consultation FUTURE-PROOF AI ACT: TRUSTWORTHY GENERAL-PURPOSE AI, submitted either
a) through the following survey
https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/Genera...
www.asktheeu.org
February 17, 2026 at 4:03 PM
After 5 months, the European Commission has now released several of the industry consultation responses provided in relation to the AI Act's General Purpose Model provisions www.asktheeu.org/request/all_...
Reposted by Michael A. Clemens
Every few months, I write an updated, idiosyncratic guide on which AIs to use right now.
My new version has the most changes ever, since AI is no longer just about chatbots. To use AI you need to understand how to think about models, apps, and harnesses. open.substack.com/pub/oneusefu...
My new version has the most changes ever, since AI is no longer just about chatbots. To use AI you need to understand how to think about models, apps, and harnesses. open.substack.com/pub/oneusefu...
A Guide to Which AI to Use in the Agentic Era
It's not just chatbots anymore
open.substack.com
February 18, 2026 at 1:50 AM
Every few months, I write an updated, idiosyncratic guide on which AIs to use right now.
My new version has the most changes ever, since AI is no longer just about chatbots. To use AI you need to understand how to think about models, apps, and harnesses. open.substack.com/pub/oneusefu...
My new version has the most changes ever, since AI is no longer just about chatbots. To use AI you need to understand how to think about models, apps, and harnesses. open.substack.com/pub/oneusefu...
Reposted by Suresh Venkatasubramanian
In a new Washingtonian feature, CDT President & CEO Alexandra Reeve Givens lays out why AI governance isn’t about politics — it’s about protecting people. From deepfakes to discriminatory algorithms, she makes the case for smart, bipartisan rules of the road.
We Must Regulate AI, a Tech-Policy Expert Says
Alexandra Reeve Givens runs the Center for Democracy & Technology.
washingtonian.com
February 17, 2026 at 5:59 PM
In a new Washingtonian feature, CDT President & CEO Alexandra Reeve Givens lays out why AI governance isn’t about politics — it’s about protecting people. From deepfakes to discriminatory algorithms, she makes the case for smart, bipartisan rules of the road.
Workers Are Afraid AI Will Take Their Jobs. They’re Missing the Bigger Danger. www.wsj.com/lifestyle/ca...
Workers Are Afraid AI Will Take Their Jobs. They’re Missing the Bigger Danger.
It isn’t whether artificial intelligence is going to replace them. It’s who will control the knowledge that companies capture from their employees.
www.wsj.com
February 17, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Workers Are Afraid AI Will Take Their Jobs. They’re Missing the Bigger Danger. www.wsj.com/lifestyle/ca...